Krupin Continues to Climb
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Kevin Pier raised in the hijack and was called by Christopher Vitch in the cutoff and Joseph Bertrand on the button.
The flop came 10♦7♠3♦ and Pier checked to Vitch who bet. Both opponents called and the 9♠ fell on the turn.
Action checked to Bertrand and he bet and both Pier and Vitch called. All three players then checked the 5♦ river.
Bertrand had K♦J♠10♣9♦ for two pair to win the high, while Pier had A♥8♣3♥2♥ and Vitch A♥5♠4♣2♠ to chop the low.
A few hands later at this table, Martin Matranca bet all three streets from the big blind on a board of Q♠2♠9♣9♥K♠ and Ilia Krupin called to the river on the button. Krupin then raised Matranca on the river, and Matranca gave up his hand.
Krupin and Bertrand then went heads-up on a flop of J♦9♦K♦ where Bertrand bet from the hijack. Krupin called int he cutoff, then called another bet on the K♠ turn.
The river was the 4♦ and Bertrand checked to Krupin who bet. Bertrand called and Krupin showed A♦K♥8♠4♠ for a running full house as Bertrand tossed two jacks into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,200,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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1,200,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
800,000 | |
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|
700,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
700,000
80,000
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80,000 |